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| Day |
Object |
Location |
Description |
Photos |
| Sat 28.4 |
Accommodation |
Magdeburg |
Bundeswehr Barracks |
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| Sun 29.4 |
MfS bunker |
Körbelitz |
Stripped bunker, no lighting, good footwear, very good surface area – the cover story |
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| Sun 29.4 |
10 GTD bunker and area |
Altengrabow |
Stripped bunker, but fascinating, in a training area, no lighting, good footwear |
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| Sun 29.4 |
Ammo bunkers |
Altengrabow |
Surface area, extensive |
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| Sun 29.4 |
H. Klein's military museum |
Altengrabow |
Owner lived in Altengrabow during Soviet "occupation" |
No Photo's Available |
| Sun 29.4 |
Accommodation |
Geltow |
Bundeswehr Barracks |
 |
| Mon 30.4 |
Wildpark |
Geltow |
Ex-Göring bunker, very important in WW2, later NVA for land forces, now Bundeswehr. Empty |
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| Mon 30.4 | East German MOD Bunker | Strausburg | Two Bunkers with link corridor - Huge |
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| Mon 30.4 |
NVA computer centre |
Garzau |
Fully equipped, one of 4 major NVA bunkers |
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| Mon 30.4 |
Accommodation |
Prötzel |
Two locations, close by |
No Photo's Available |
| Tue 1.5 |
NVA HQ |
Harnekop |
Main NVA MOD bunker in wartime, huge |
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| Tue 1.5 |
WGF HQ |
Falkenhagen |
Ex-WW2, huge major Soviet C²I (command, control, intelligence) bunker |
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| Tue 1.5 |
Accommodation |
Falkenhagen |
Hotel: bunker owners |
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| Wed 2.5 |
GSFG HQ |
Zossen-Wünsdorf |
Ex-WW2, huge² bunker, normal Soviet HQ to the end |
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| Wed 2.5 | Nuclear Warhead Store | Stolzenhain | Nuclear warhead store Hidden in the Woods |
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| Wed 2.5 |
NVA 13th Army HQ |
Söllichau |
huge² bunker, NVA 13th Army HQ |
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| Wed 2.5 |
Accommodation |
Söllichau |
On bunker site |
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| Thu 3.5 |
MfS bunker |
Machern |
Fully equipped, excellent |
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| Thu 3.5 |
WW2 PoW castle |
Colditz |
Read any good war books? |
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| Thu 3.5 |
Rathaus tower and cellar |
Leipzig |
Bit of fun, upstairs and downstairs |
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| Thu 3.5 |
Moritzbastei |
Leipzig |
Local history, very interesting / food |
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| Thu 3.5 |
Accommodation |
Leipzig |
Motel |
No Photo's Available |
| Fri 4.5 |
Bundeswehr med store |
Blankenburg |
ex-NVA ammo bunker, huge, C² site, still in use |
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| Fri 4.5 |
KZ tunnels – V 2 factory |
Nordhausen |
Concentration camp (KZ) tunnels where inmates made V2 rockets |
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| Fri 4.5 |
MfS bunker |
Suhl |
Fully equipped |
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| Fri 4.5 |
Accommodation |
Suhl - Waldhotel |
Hotel: bunker owners |
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| Sat 5.5 |
Kaliwerk |
Merkers |
Salt Mine very deep and on a large scale. |
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| Sat 6.5 |
Farewell meal |
Blankenburg |
In local restaurant with 3 Bundeswehr officers as "thank you" guests |
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| Sat 6.5 |
Accommodation |
Blankenburg |
Bundeswehr |
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| Sun 7.5 |
Return to Magdeburg |
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Depart for home approx. 09.00 |
MfS = East German secret police or Stazi GTD = (Soviet) guards tank division NVA = East German armed forces
WGF = Western Group of Forces (Soviets in East Germany)
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